Poole, Karen E.
Buthus
Sign in to saveButhus is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. It is distributed widely across northern Africa, including Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, as well as the Middle East, including Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and possibly Saudi Arabia and southern Turkey. Its European range includes the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, and Cyprus.
Species
Common Yellow Scorpion
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderScorpiones
- FamilyButhidae
Los escorpiones amarillos (Buthus) son un género de escorpiones de la familia Buthidae, descrito por Leach en 1815. Se distribuyen por el sur de Europa, el norte de África y Oriente Próximo.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Buthidae
- Collections
- UMZC, USNM, MNHN, NMSU
- Recorded in
- Egypt, India, Mexico, Maroc, Pakistan, Algiers
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